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NOPD seeks 2 in string of robberies, beatings

New Orleans police are looking for two people in connection with a string of armed robberies and beatings.

Updated: 4:44 PM CST Jan 22, 2014

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NOPD seeks 2 in string of robberies, beatings

New Orleans police are looking for two people in connection with a string of armed robberies and beatings.

Updated: 4:44 PM CST Jan 22, 2014

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NOPD seeks 2 in string of robberies, beatings

New Orleans police are looking for two people in connection with a string of armed robberies and beatings.

Updated: 4:44 PM CST Jan 22, 2014

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WEBVTT ROBBERIES AND BEATINGS ACROSSTHE CITY.RIGHT NOW -- POLICE ARE LOOKINGFOR THIS MAN -- FORATTACKING A MAN SHORLTY AFTERMID-NIGHT TUESDAY AT A BARON CONTI STREET. THIS IS ACOMPOSITE SKETCH --OFFICIALS SAY HE IS ABOUT FIVE-FOOT-SEVEN WITH A STOCKY BUILD--AND HAS A TATTOO BETWEEN HISEYES THAT APPEARS TO BE A"W" WITH A CROSS ABOVE IT.POLICE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR ASECOND SUSPECT... WDSU ANCHORRACHEL WULFF WITHDETAILS.. OF WHAT HAPPENED.a french quarter musician is inan induced coma after a brutalbeating onconti street. they're lookingfor the men responsible. it'sthelatest in a string of violentcrimes. BASS PLAYER, DOUGPOTTER,HAD JUST LEFT A GIG AT caféBEIGNET ON BOURBON STREETTUESDAY AT 12:05 AM... WHENPOLICE SAY HE RAN INTO A GROUPOUTSIDE A BAR IN THE 800 BLOCKOF CONTI STREET. ONE MANREPORTEDLY GOTINTO AN ARGUMENT WITH POTTER...AND THEN ANOTHERJOINED IN. THE TWO THEN BEAT HIMUNCONSIOUS.. CAUSING SERIOUSBRAIN INJURY. POLICE HAVERELEASED A COMPOSITESKETCH OF ONE OF THE SUSPECTS...AND SURVEILLANCEVIDEO OF THE TWO MEN.3:51:03 we've gotten a lot ofhelp from the public which iswhy we dohave a suspect, the surveillanceequipment, the assistance fromthewitnesses that observed theincident and we really believewe'llhave a wanted subject soon. 15ON MONDAY..A MAN WAS ROBBEDAT GUNPOINT AROUND 3 AM ATURSULINES AND BURGUNDYSTREETS. THIS IS VIDEO OF THESUSPECT IN THAT CASE...FOLLOWINGTHE VICTIM RIGHT BEFORE THEATTACK. POLICE SAY THE THIEFSTOLE HIS WALLET, CELL PHONE ANDPOCKET KNIFE... AFIGHT ENSURED. AND THAT'S WHENTHE SUSPECT STABBED THEVICTIM WITH THE VICTIM'S OWNKNIFE... THE VICTIM WASTAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.in terms of that incident atburgundy and ursulines. Policesay they have identified asuspect.. But not named him.Theysay he is also responsible foranother crime at an area bar. Onyourside in fq, rachel wulff wdsunews.A MORE ENVIRONMENTALL Y FRIENDLY